The split in the philosophical interpretation of the bible led to the creation of the 'Moorish' style in which no icons were permitted within the Churches.

This led to the symbolism of 'God' to have to be expressed in more abstract terms using shapes, lines and colors.

Still highly ornamented within the structures, the brightly colored timework was expressing circles, hexagons, triangles and other various geometric shapes which can to symbolize aspects of the "Godhead', creation, etc.

The Churches or Mosques tended to be round or hexagonal in shape, or containing multiples of the same shapes

Influenced by the teachings of Islam, there was the symbolic fountains for 'cleansing'.